Derek Brunson explains why he does not want to see Frankie Edgar compete in MMA anymore 

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Derek Brunson (left), Frankie Edgar (right) [Credits: @derekbrunson, @frankieedgar via Instagram]

Derek Brunson has expressed his honest opinion on why he doesn't want to see Frankie Edgar compete in MMA anymore.

Derek Brunson tweeted:

"Random thought. I do not want to see Frankie Edgar compete in MMA anymore. At best once more. He carried the sport for years, former UFC champ, competed at 3 different weight classes. He has nothing else to prove or achieve. A complete legend of the sport #JustMyOpinion."

Derek Brunson

@DerekBrunson

Random thought . I do not want to see Frankie Edgar compete in MMA anymore . At best once more . He carried the sport for years , former UFC champ, competed at 3 different weight classes. He has nothing else to prove or achieve . A complete legend of the sport 🙏🏾 #JustMyOpinion

07:14 AM · Nov 8, 2021

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Random thought . I do not want to see Frankie Edgar compete in MMA anymore . At best once more . He carried the sport for years , former UFC champ, competed at 3 different weight classes. He has nothing else to prove or achieve . A complete legend of the sport 🙏🏾 #JustMyOpinion

Derek Brunson's comments come after Frankie Edgar suffered a vicious knockout loss to Marlon 'Chito' Vera at UFC 268. Edgar put on a clinical display of grappling, where he controlled Vera on the ground for two rounds. In the third round, however, Vera landed a front-high kick, which severely rocked Edgar.

SportsCenter

@SC_ESPN

¡ECUADOR FESTEJA UN TRIUNFO PARA LA HISTORIA! El poderoso KO de Chito Vera ante Frankie Edgar en la noche de #UFC268.

09:22 AM · Nov 7, 2021

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¡ECUADOR FESTEJA UN TRIUNFO PARA LA HISTORIA! El poderoso KO de Chito Vera ante Frankie Edgar en la noche de #UFC268. https://t.co/YdyIcC9Q0u

The referee immediately stopped the fight as Edgar went down on the canvas.

UFC

@ufc

What a finale to the CHITO SHOW!!!! 🎬

[ @ChitoVeraUFC | #UFC268 | Tune in LIVE on ESPN+ PPV: ufc.ac/3pxVxYV ]

09:14 AM · Nov 7, 2021

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What a finale to the CHITO SHOW!!!! 🎬

[ @ChitoVeraUFC | #UFC268 | Tune in LIVE on ESPN+ PPV: ufc.ac/3pxVxYV ] https://t.co/ylxNeWEigV

Frankie Edgar suffered his second consecutive loss after getting knocked out by Cory Sandhagen at UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov. The bout against Sandhagen ended similarly. The 40-year-old was knocked out cold by a flying knee.

PHSports LiveScores

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Wow. RT @futurefights360: Incredible flying knee ko sandhagen vs edgar ufc fight night 184 new

12:21 PM · Feb 7, 2021

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Wow. RT @futurefights360: Incredible flying knee ko sandhagen vs edgar ufc fight night 184 new https://t.co/DSlfyQrzak

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Malki Kawa also spoke about Frankie Edgar; said he doesn't want 'The Answer' to take further damage

Renowned MMA manager Malki Kawa concurred with Derek Brunson's opinion as he also tweeted about Frankie Edgar's recent loss inside the UFC octagon.

Kawa replied to David Abbasi, who broke down why Edgar was knocked out via Vera's front-high kick, and said:

"I love Frankie Edgar. Guy is all heart, and class… but he has nothing left to prove. I don’t want to see him take any damage like this anymore."

malki kawa

@malkikawa

I love Frankie Edgar. Guy is all heart, and class… but he has nothing left to prove. I don’t want to see him take any damage like this anymore twitter.com/drdavidabbasi/…

David Abbasi, MD

@DrDavidAbbasi

This photo is Perfect example of Inertia.

Chito Vera upkick connected with Frankie chin & sent his head/skull Up. The facial skin was still at rest in this photo due to inertia, but will then catch “Up.”

This is simply Newton’s First Law of Motion: MMA version.
#MMATwitter

05:28 AM · Nov 8, 2021

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This photo is Perfect example of Inertia.

Chito Vera upkick connected with Frankie chin & sent his head/skull Up. The facial skin was still at rest in this photo due to inertia, but will then catch “Up.”

This is simply Newton’s First Law of Motion: MMA version.
#MMATwitter https://t.co/ste619J2RL

I love Frankie Edgar. Guy is all heart, and class… but he has nothing left to prove. I don’t want to see him take any damage like this anymore twitter.com/drdavidabbasi/…

Frankie Edgar, who was once a UFC lightweight titleholder, came close to winning the interim featherweight title when he lost to Jose Aldo via unanimous decision at UFC 156. 'The Answer' has only managed to win one of his last five fights inside the UFC octagon.

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